The beginning of Siheyuan starts with refusing to bring lunch boxes

Li Jianguo had passed the eighth-level chef exam a few days ago, and He Yuzhu used his connections to get him two rooms in the courtyard next door, so he was not living in Courtyard No. 95 now.

He Yuzhu opened the door and said, "Jianguo, why are you here? Come in quickly."

Li Jianguo came in with a chicken and two bottles of wine, smiling, "Hey, Master, a few of us brothers are going to celebrate for you today. Brothers and sisters, I'll be here soon. I live nearby, so I'll come first!"

At this time, Song Xia also came out from the inner room, "Jian Guo is here!"

Seeing what Li Jianguo brought, his face became unhappy. Li Jianguo immediately explained, "Master's wife, Master's wife, please don't be angry. Master has been promoted. As his disciples, how can we not come to show our appreciation? Besides, we are not just giving gifts, we also have to eat here!"

Song Xia said unhappily, "When did you become so talkative!"

He Yuzhu tried to smooth things over and said, "Okay, bring it here if you want. Jianguo, go get the pickled cabbage. I've prepared the lard residue. You steam the buns first!"

"Got it!"

Chapter 153 The Deaf Old Lady: Shanhai, what is your grandfather’s name?

While Li Jianguo was making the buns, Ma Hua, Fatty, Xiao Liuer, and Xiao Bai came one after another, all carrying things in their hands. The He family suddenly became lively.

After the buns were ready, He Yuzhu asked He Yushui to take Jianjun to take some to the old lady in the backyard to play with.

The aroma of He's steamed buns made the originally quiet courtyard lively.

Some were clamoring for steamed buns, others were clamoring for meat.

As for the Yi family next door, Yi Zhonghai saw how lively the He family was, and he also went out to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy four bottles of wine.

"Zhu Zi, it's so lively today!" Yi Zhonghai said with a smile on his face.

"Hey! Uncle, it's just right that a few of my apprentices are here to celebrate with me today. You don't have to cook lunch at home. Just call the old lady and let's all come over to eat!"

"Okay! Zhuzi, this is a gift from the uncle!"

"Uncle, you are so polite! I will call you later!"

……

When Xiaoying took Nian'en and Cheng'en to the backyard, they saw Guan Yuefeng. Xiaoying said happily, "Xiaofeng, come on, let's go to the backyard!"

Guan Yuefeng said to Guan Shanhai, "Dad, Xiaoying and I are going to the backyard!"

"Hey, go ahead, don't be naughty"

"understood!"

This was Guan Yuefeng's first time in the backyard and also his first time seeing the deaf old lady.

Arriving at the deaf old lady's house, Guan Yuefeng greeted her politely, "Hello, Madam!"

The deaf old lady was naturally meeting Guan Yuefeng for the first time. She didn't take it seriously at first. She just looked at the group of children happily and said subconsciously, "Hello, you too. What's your name?"

Guan Yuefeng said obediently, "Madam, my name is Guan Yuefeng! My father's name is Guan Shanhai and we just arrived here!"

The deaf old lady nodded kindly, then picked up a bun and handed it to him, saying, "Eat it, kid, these are buns made by your uncle Zhuzi, they are so delicious!"

Guan Yuefeng walked closer and took it with both hands, "Thank you, ma'am!"

But when the deaf old lady saw the child in front of her, her eyes fixed! She was a little surprised and thought, "They look so alike!"

The deaf old lady looked at the children in the house. He Yushui led the children to play happily, and the children also ate with gusto.

The deaf old lady looked at Guan Yuefeng again, frowning, and then, she thought of something and went out.

When He Yushui saw the deaf old lady leaving the house, he asked, "Old lady, what are you doing?"

"I'm just strolling around the door. I'm old and can't sit all the time!"

He Yushui didn't care and continued to play with the little guys!

The deaf old lady came to the middle courtyard with a cane, and then strolled around the middle courtyard, secretly watching Guan Shanhai in the side room of the west wing.

Guan Shanhai went out and saw an old woman looking at him, so he walked over cheerfully and said, "You are the deaf old lady, right? Hello, I'm new here, my name is Guan Shanhai!"

The deaf old lady looked at the man in his early thirties in front of her, and was even more surprised. Her brows were furrowed, and her lips were trembling. Then she took a deep breath and said, "Child, can I go to your room and sit for a while?"

Guan Shanhai was stunned at first, then he smiled and said, "Of course it's possible. Please!" Then he helped the deaf old lady back to his room.

When she got to the house, the deaf old lady looked around and nodded. The house was not big, but it was very clean.

She saw that the bedding on the bed was folded into squares, so she asked with a smile, "Shanhai, is it okay for me to call you that?"

"no problem!"

"Shanhai, are you a veteran?"

"Yeah! I just got out of the army, got injured, and came back!"

The deaf old lady nodded, then observed the young man in front of her, and then asked, "Shanhai, where are you from? Who else is in your family?"

Although Guan Shanhai was a little confused about the deaf old lady's inquiry about his own affairs, he still smiled and said, "I am from outside the Great Wall. All the elderly people in my family are gone. It was all caused by the chaos in the past. My parents are gone, and there are a few cousins, but they are all in my hometown."

"My wife passed away due to illness a few years ago."

The deaf old lady nodded, sighed inwardly, and then asked, "Shanhai, what is your grandfather's name?"

"what?"

The deaf old lady's question made Guan Shanhai very confused, "Old lady, what are you doing..."

The deaf old lady said with tears in her eyes, "My name is Guan Ningmei!"

Guan Shanhai vaguely guessed something, so he said, "My grandfather's name is Guan Zhenbei!"

The deaf old lady said with tears in her eyes, "He is really the grandson of the third brother~"

Guan Shanhai asked in shock, "Old lady, you..."

"I'm your fourth aunt!"

Guan Shanhai was stunned. He couldn't believe that this was the fourth aunt in their family legend who followed a scholar to the old city at the age of sixteen!

Guan Shanhai stared blankly at the old lady with silver hair and tears in her eyes. After a long while, he asked, "What's my great grandfather's name? What's my great-grandfather's name?"

"My father's name is Guan Chengwu, and my eldest brother's name is Guan Zhendong!"

The truth is out, confirmed!

Guan Shanhai knelt down with a thud and threw himself on the deaf old lady's legs, "Fourth Auntie!"

Guan Shanhai knelt down and said, "Fourth Aunt! Ever since you left, I heard from my father that the family has been trying to find out about you. My grandfather and his family were still trying to find out until my great grandfather passed away. Only after my grandfather and his family passed away did my father and his family give up the desire to find you!"

Hearing this, the deaf old lady felt even more upset and cried, "That year, I followed him to the city of Beijing, but it was a time of chaos and I couldn't go to school! So he started a small business, and later his business was pretty good!"

"It's just that I didn't dare to go home and face my family, and there was constant war, so I never went back."

"Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, my husband, son, and grandson were all gone, and I am the only lonely old woman left!"

"I thought that when I died someday, I would become a wandering ghost! Unexpectedly, God also favored me and let me find my family! Even if I close my eyes now, I, an old woman, will have no regrets!"

……

Just as the two were telling each other news that the other didn't know, bursts of fragrance wafted from above the courtyard!

Spicy fish, Linyi fried chicken, twice-cooked pork, braised pork, hot and sour cabbage, four-happiness meatballs, cold shredded radish, Mushu pork, Mapo tofu, stewed three fresh delicacies, and finally, there is a hot and sour soup!

These dishes were prepared by Ma Hua and others under the guidance of He Yuzhu. Although the taste is not as good as He Yuzhu's, the thing is that they contain meat!

The rich aroma made everyone in the courtyard salivate!

Yan Bugui in the front yard was even more angry, "Humph! I bought him some wine, but he refused to accept it. So he invited his own apprentice to come over to celebrate! This is just looking down on me!"

Zhou Guihua was also angry, "Humph! What's so great about him? He's just a lousy director. You think he's so precious!"

Yan Jiefang despised him in his heart, but he didn't say a word.

Yan Jiekuang spoke, "Dad, I'm hungry. How about we share the food first~"

In the middle courtyard of the Jia family, Qin Huairu bought two kilograms of meat and cooked half of it into braised pork and the other half into stewed pork and cabbage.

If this kind of dish was served at any other time, the Jia family would be very happy. However, the aroma coming from the He family made this originally sumptuous lunch tasteless in an instant.

Only the smallest locust flower kept eating it in small bites, "Delicious! Delicious!"

……

Ho's

The deaf old lady brought Guan Shanhai to the He family

Everyone was puzzled by the fact that the deaf old lady brought Guan Shanhai here. Although she had a good relationship with him, they were not close enough to sit down and eat together.

The deaf old lady said happily, "Zhonghai, Zhuzi, do you know who this person is?"

He Yuzhu and Yi Zhonghai looked at each other, both very confused.

"My surname is Guan!"

He Yuzhu immediately guessed a few things in his mind.

"This is my third brother's grandson, and my great-nephew!"

Everyone was surprised when they heard this!

He Yuzhu then said, "Oh! Old lady, congratulations! You found your family!"

"Congratulations, old lady!"

……

Then, everyone gave their blessings.

It was supposed to be He Yuzhu's celebration banquet, but it turned into a family reunion banquet for the deaf old lady. However, He Yuzhu was not dissatisfied.

Now, he and Song Xia both go to work, and during the day, He Jianjun is left to the care of an old lady and a deaf old lady, so He Yuzhu also treats them as a family.

Today, the deaf old lady was very happy and even drank three glasses of wine. Finally, she simply ate a few bites and was sent back to the house by Auntie and Song Xia to sleep.

After Auntie and Song Xia sent her back to the house, they heard the deaf old lady muttering to herself, "Dad, I'm sorry! I'm sorry~"

Auntie and Song Xia looked at each other, shook their heads, and sighed.

Soon, the news that Guan Shanhai was the nephew of the deaf old lady spread throughout the courtyard.

Everyone in the courtyard was very surprised. After all, no one knew the past of the deaf old lady. Even Yi Zhonghai, who had taken care of her for more than ten years, was not very clear. Unexpectedly, there was someone in her mother's family!